The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-20
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There are %. 2s7 people in Boston
over 10 years old who can not read or
write.
Take what is in sight and rustic for
more" is the motto of the Sarcoxie
(Mo.) TTndicator.
DR.. II. T. Peck. professor of Latin
and Greek in Columbia College. is
barely thirty years of age.
The beautiful Miss De Wolf. of
New York, is going to Paris to study
for the stage She is rich and enthu-
siastic.
A well-to-do farmer of Johnstown.
Mich, has been arrested fer girdling
thirteen large apple trees belonging to
neighbor.
There are more ways of making
money in this world than some people
know of. For instance. W. II. Doane,
of Cincinnati, makes $4,000 a year by
writing hymns.
A German medical man says that
telegraph operators are afflicted by
disease which makes their finger-nails
drop off. 1t is caused by continual tap
ping on the telegraph key.
1T commands, says house agents
advertisement of a desirable resi-
dence, mot only view of the pretty
little railway station, but also of the
people who miss the trains"
Princess Dolgorouki, widow Of Gar
Alexander H., is now one of the chief
leaders OF Partisan society. Her re-
ceptions are noted for the high literary
and artistic rank of the guests
Gen. Roger A. Pryor has built mp an
extensive and profitable law practice
Capitol has charms for him, and il is
said he longs to go back TO Congress.
There are only three cities in the
world which have 4 larger Scandinav-
ian population than Minneapolis They
are Christiana, Stockholm, and Copen-
hagen. Minneapolis has $4,000 Seandi-
navians.
The majority of German school
children, il has recently been dis
covered, are taught German history
only down To the year 1872. They re-
main ignorant of all contemporaneous
history. .~-zsz
ID. o. Mills. Whitelaw Reds father
in-law. has given $780, for the pur-
pose of erecting a new building on the
grounds of the Bellevue Hospital, New
York, TO be used as training school
for maie-nurses.
This season everything in a girls
costume-dress, bonnet, stockings.
gloves, and, as nearly as possible, hair.
eyes and complexion-should match.
With so much matching isn't it likely
to be a season of "matchesP"
Andrew H. Green, Tilden's old friend,
wears the same beaver to-day that was
in its glory twenty years ago. FL
bridge T. Gerry wears either n cap or
shocking bad derby. Cyrus w.
Field was never known TO sport a new
hat.
Clara Morris sometimes sits up all
night after n performance, entertain
ing hcT favorites with wonderful
stories. Then she sleeps all the next
day, and nothing short of a life-and-
death emergency is allowed TO wake
her.
A 5-year-old child tried vainly to lift
a large eggplant from which the stem
had been removed. Her chubby hands
repeatedly slipped off the smooth
surface. At last she gave it up, say
ing: Il can't lift it cause the how-you-
pick-it-up is gone"
New Jersey is remarkable for the
odd names of many of its towns.
AMONG them are Hogtown, Tumble,
Ragtown, Recklcsstown, Double
trouble, Comical Corner, Coontown,
Bum Tavern, Brass Castle, Tattlctown,
Unexpected Bog, Scrabbletown, Pickle
town, Oney's Hat, Long-a-coming
Goosetown, Feebletown, and Hell's
| Kitchen.
Gen. William F. Rogers is the possessor
of stained glass portrait of George
Washington which was made In emma
seventy years ago, when the art was
| almost unknown in tLis country The
portrait is by Sully, after Stewards
celebrated painting, and is life-size. 1t
has been in the Rogers family for sixty
years, and is one of the half dozen
of its kind in the world.
Miss Mary Tillinghast, of New York,
is one of the most successful of the
| women engaged in decorative art.
1
inventing new kind of tapestry
hangings for his house. She also sup
| piled the fine design representing
Jacobs dream for the stained window
recently constructed in Grace Church,
New York, which is much admired.
| Nothing is more wonderful than the
condolences which sometimes happen
in life Mr.. Rider Haggard, the author
of ''She," was recently in London
bookstore, when a lady entered and
asked for one of his books. She
thought the price too high and ex-
| planned: THE fact is, / am to meet
the author at dinner tonight, and |
want to read him a bit, but he is not
worth 80 shillings"
| Gen. George A. Sheridan says he got
more money for less actual service than
any other man who ever served in Con-
gress. He was not admitted to his seat
until about three hours before the ex-
| piration of his term, and he drew
| salary, mileage, etc, amounting to
| about $14, 600 He was also at one time
| the lucky holder of an office at Wash
ington with fat salary attached, and
when asked what were his office hours
replied: From to 8 every other
Tuesday afternoon.
| Albert Palmer, well-known Boston
ian, lately deceased. was President of
an ice company. During an exceed
| ceedingly mild winter the ice company
people. whose stock was very short,
| were in serious doubt whether they
would have an opportunity to fill their
ice-houses. Palmer, in particular,
watched the thermometer with fever
ish interest One evening the indica-
tions had promised ''colder weather,
and his anxiety led him to get up in
the night and put his hand out of the
window. As he did so he uttered a
loud exclamation. "Whatis it doing,
AIbert?7 his wife inquired. ''Freezing?'
Freezing? Great Scott nor exclaimed
Palmer; .'it's raining hot water!'
There are three japanese students
in the city of beans and intellectually
who for some months past have been
in the habit of dining each Sunday at
the residence of one of the solid men
of Boston. On q recent Sunday
one was absent, and when the host
asked why. one of the guests said
solemnly: ''Oh, he can not come. He
very, very dissipated.' The host
thought it best not to make any further
inquiry at that time, but after the meal
be ventured TO ask the young man in
private: You say Mr. MIN Shi is not
well?" mo; he not well-he very
, ldissipated .'He hasn't been drink
ing?' ''Oh. no, no! He no drunk. y
Not gambling?" mo, no? He NO
: gamble" May ask what he has
been doing. then?" ''Oh, he very
dissipated. He eat sponge cake alice
time-he all broke up now"